Solon farrer



SoLoN nannten,` onNnw Yoan, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 7 5,139, dated Marc/i 3, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPOONS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, SOLNFARRER, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Spoons; and Ido .hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawingsmaking` a portion of this specification, in which- Y Figure lis alongitudinal section of a spoon made according to my invention.

Figure 2 is .a plan view of the same. Y

Similar 4letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

The object of this invention is to provide a spoon, by means of whichsoup, medicines, 815e., may be 'carried to the mouth without liabilityof being'spilled, or of siling th-e moustache, when such is worn by theperson l using the spoon.. i

The inventionconsists in a movable cover, so combined with the bowl ofthe spoon that it may cover the greaterportion thereof when the same isfilled, thereby securing the object mentioned.

The invention further consists in the combination of a lever and aspring with the spoon and the cover, in such manner that the'latter maybev very readily manipulated to close or open the bowl of the spoon whenthe spoon is in use.- i y To ena-ble others to understand the nature andconstruction of my invention, I will proceedto describe it withreference to the drawings.

'A -shows the bowl of the spoon, and B the handler of the same, theseparts-being of any ordinary or suitable construction. At the-inner endof the handle, at a little distance from the bowl, is 4pivo'ted ashortarm, a, having attached `t'e its outer end a flat plate or cover, AC,which is of such length as to cover the bowl A, except at the end or'side portion thereof, at whichfan opening is thus left or provided, asshown at 6. D represents a lever,`pivoted to the upper side of thehandle by a transverse pivot, a', and pivot'ed at itsinner end to theadjacent extremity of the arm it of the cover C, and having its outerportion., Zw', forced upward or away from the handle by a spring, c, invsuch manner as to tilt the arm a,fto lift or bring the cover C up orfrom the bowl to uncover the same, as represented in g. 1', inwhich opencondition the spoon may be dipped in the soup or other liquid tobecarried thereby, which being done, the bowl of the spoon `is conveyedto the mouth, simultaneously with which the thumb is pressed upon theouter portion b of the'lever D, to bring the saine 'toward the handleB-,Ithus bringing the cover down' upon thejbowl, as shown in g. 2, andalso'indicatedby the red outline init-ig. l. The cover, by covering thegreater portion of the bowl while it is being broughtto the mouth,obvia-tes all liability of spilling the soup, medicine, or other liquid,and furthermore, prevents the moustache, when suchis 'worn by the personusingthe spoon, from coming in Contact with and`being soiled by thecontents of the spoon,l such contents being passed into the mouththrough .the spaeevor opening at b, at the outer end or side portion'ofthe bowl.

The cover C, being very readily operated or manipulated by means of thelever D, the spoon may be used `with very great convenience, andfurthermore, the cover C being attached tothe arm a, instead ofhavingits inner end pivoted direct to the spoon, such inner end isallowed to risc somewhat when the cover is brought* away from the bowl,therebyenabling the pivot orjoint upon which the arm a, or in otherwords the cover, works, to be easily kept clean. I l

What`I claim asmy invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. The movable cover, in combination with the bo-wl of the' spoon,substantially as 'and for the purpose specied.

2. The combination, with the spoonand the movable cover, of the lever Dand spring c, substantially 'as and for the purpose specified.` y

SOLON FARRER.

Witnesses:

J. W. Cocinas,-

" A. LE Gmane., i

